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Case No. 22603Assault (assaulting a garda) · Co. Offaly · 15 Jul 2021

Tullamore woman given suspended sentence for assaulting garda

Claire Fee, 36, of Cloncollig, Tullamore, County Offaly, was sentenced at Tullamore District Court to a three-month sentence suspended for three years for scratching a garda's arm while being escorted to a cell on 15 July 2021.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced31 Jan
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Key facts

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17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatClaire Fee was being escorted to a cell when the incident occurred (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatShe jumped up and began shouting at the garda (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatShe scratched the garda's arm (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatA second garda who came to assist was also scratched on the arm (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 15 July 2021 at 2.20 am (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Tullamore District Court (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Andrew Cody imposed a three-month sentence suspended for three years (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceThe suspension was on her own bond of €100 (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherClaire Fee has 85 previous convictions (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherShe had previously been convicted of assault causing harm and spent four months in prison (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherHer last prior conviction was in 2020 for threatening and abusive behaviour (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherShe has a very serious mental health condition (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherShe was off medication at the time (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherShe had a drink problem (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherShe had not come to the attention of the gardai in a while (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherSolicitor Donal Farrelly represented Claire Fee (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherSgt James O'Sullivan gave evidence at the hearing (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 31 Jan2023
    Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Suspended sentence for Tullamore woman who shouted at and scratched arm of Garda

    Reports the sentencing of Claire Fee, who has 85 previous convictions, for assaulting a garda; includes details of her mental health condition, prior convictions, and the suspended sentence imposed by Judge Andrew Cody.

    convicted, Claire Fee, 36, female, named, irish (judged from name)Claire Feevictim